Spanish LALIGA

Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Atlético Madrid
  • 9': Pablo Barrios
  • 52': Nicolás González
FT
2 - 0
Villarreal

    Atlético Madrid beat Villarreal for much-needed 1st win

    Atlético Madrid secured their first LaLiga win of the season as goals from Pablo Barrios and Nico González sank Villarreal 2-0 at the Metropolitano Stadium.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
    • 2': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
    • 5': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 9': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 15': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 15': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 19': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
    • 19': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Parejo.
    • 24': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
    • 24': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
    • 31': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
    • 31': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
    • 31': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).
    • 33': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
    • 34': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
    • 36': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 36': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
    • 40': Foul by Thomas Partey (Villarreal).
    • 40': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Thomas Partey (Villarreal).
    • 42': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
    • 45': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 45': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Julián Alvarez.
    • 48': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
    • 48': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Parejo.
    • 51': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 51': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 0. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross following a fast break.
    • 53': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 54': Foul by Thomas Partey (Villarreal).
    • 54': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).
    • 55': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal).
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Nicolas Pépé.
    • 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Alberto Moleiro.
    • 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Thomas Partey.
    • 65': Foul by Renato Veiga (Villarreal).
    • 65': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 66': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 67': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
    • 70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
    • 71': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 71': Renato Veiga (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
    • 72': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
    • 73': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Nico González because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Dávid Hancko replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Robin Le Normand because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
    • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Sergi Cardona.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
    • 83': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Dávid Hancko because of an injury.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
    • 84': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
    • 87': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
    • 90'+2': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
    • 90'+4': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
    • 90'+5': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    39.4 Possession 60.6
    8 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    340 Accurate Passes 559
    395 Passes 623
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    39 Long Balls 51
    22 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    9 Interceptions 5
    15 Effective Clearances 17
    15 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 63,312

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 16 +27 40
    2 Real Madrid 15 +19 36
    3 Villarreal 15 +18 35
    4 Atlético Madrid 15 +14 31
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    15 Clément Lenglet
    24 Robin Le Normand
    3 Matteo Ruggeri Yellow Card
    14 Marcos Llorente
    6 Koke
    8 Pablo Barrios
    23 Nicolás González
    20 Giuliano Simeone
    19 Julián Álvarez
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Johnny Cardoso, Conor Gallagher, Dávid Hancko, Carlos Martín, Javi Galán, Alexander Sørloth, Juan Musso, Salvi Esquivel, Nahuel Molina, Jano Monserrate, Marc Pubill, Giacomo Raspadori.

    VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Luiz Júnior (GK)
    12 Renato Veiga Yellow Card
    8 Juan Foyth
    23 Sergi Cardona
    15 Santiago Mouriño Yellow Card
    10 Dani Parejo Yellow Card
    16 Thomas Partey
    20 Alberto Moleiro
    17 Tajon Buchanan
    9 Georges Mikautadze
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Villarreal Substitutes:
    Alfonso Pedraza, Pau Navarro, Tani Oluwaseyi, Adrià Altimira, Manor Solomon, Diego Conde, Santi Comesaña, Arnau Tenas, Pape Gueye, Ayoze Pérez, Ilias Akhomach, Rafa Marín.

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